Independent, free from outside control; not depending on another's authority. Finding your independence is very tough to accomplish, but sometimes people take their independence for granted. In the short story “The Story of An Hour,” by Kate Chopin. Mrs. Mallard a woman with a heart condition where if startled, she could die. Gets the news that her husband has been killed in an accident. Mrs. Mallard goes up to her room alone to grieve. In her room, she looks out her window and looks out at the world that seems alive and fresh. The narrator describes Mrs.Mallard when she was younger and pretty, but because of this news, she looks absent. She seems to be waiting for some kind of unknown news or knowledge, which she can tell is approaching. Mrs.
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This shows that in the beginning of the short story, Mrs.Mallard possibly cared for her husband. ¨She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister’s arms. When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her” (3). This is a prime example of the sanctity of marriage, where two people fall in love and hope to remain this way for the rest of their lives. “She sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of the chair, quite motionless, except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her, as a child who has cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dreams. ” (7). Here the reader learns that Mrs.Mallard cares for her husband and crying is expressing how she is feeling about her husband, Which caused Mrs.Mallard to become very depressed and sorrowful. “Now there was a dull stare in her eyes, whose gaze was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky” (8). Mrs.Mallard feels blank and sort of confused on what to do …show more content…
Our independence is all in us, it just takes a while to find it. At first, Mrs.Mallard was bereaved about the death of her husband, but suddenly she begins to question how she is feeling and what is coming for her. Finally, Mrs.Mallard displays the dynamic appearance of her character when she changes her emotions from being in her confused state to being free and clarified. No, you can’t just find your independence from a dead family member or friend, but you can uncover your independence by observing Mrs.Mallard and her dynamic emotions. When she thought her husband was gone, she didn't feel attracted to anything anymore and can finally be independent and the person she has always wanted to be. Mrs.Mallard is an admirable character to look at who inaugurated her
This shows that in the beginning of the short story, Mrs.Mallard possibly cared for her husband. ¨She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister’s arms. When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her” (3). This is a prime example of the sanctity of marriage, where two people fall in love and hope to remain this way for the rest of their lives. “She sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of the chair, quite motionless, except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her, as a child who has cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dreams. ” (7). Here the reader learns that Mrs.Mallard cares for her husband and crying is expressing how she is feeling about her husband, Which caused Mrs.Mallard to become very depressed and sorrowful. “Now there was a dull stare in her eyes, whose gaze was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky” (8). Mrs.Mallard feels blank and sort of confused on what to do …show more content…
Our independence is all in us, it just takes a while to find it. At first, Mrs.Mallard was bereaved about the death of her husband, but suddenly she begins to question how she is feeling and what is coming for her. Finally, Mrs.Mallard displays the dynamic appearance of her character when she changes her emotions from being in her confused state to being free and clarified. No, you can’t just find your independence from a dead family member or friend, but you can uncover your independence by observing Mrs.Mallard and her dynamic emotions. When she thought her husband was gone, she didn't feel attracted to anything anymore and can finally be independent and the person she has always wanted to be. Mrs.Mallard is an admirable character to look at who inaugurated her